As a prank, Mel pulls off the “E” and “I” keys from her sister’s laptop and puts each one in the other’s place. Her sister doesn’t notice the switched keys because she knows how to type without looking at the keyboard. When her sister later types what she thinks is the word “ice,” what will appear on the screen?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

ice

ice

eci

eci

EcI

EcI

IcE

IcE

Answer 1

When Mel's sister types "ice," the following happens:

• The "i" key is pressed, but it is swapped with the "e" key, so it will produce "e".
• The "c" key remains as "c".
• The "e" key is pressed, but it is swapped with the "i" key, so it will produce "i".

Therefore, when she types "ice," the output that will appear on the screen will be "eci".